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2006 Inductees
The ’64 Football Gaiters
represent Coach Bruce Coulter’s first championship team at Bishop’s. The
Gaiters rolled to an impressive 8-1 record, defeating the Ottawa Gee
Gees 32-12 in the title game for the Ottawa-St. Lawrence Athletic
Association championship. Team members included Nils Bodtker, Doug Calhoun, Rick Cannings, Dave Cooper, Don Cooper, Charles Cotton, Roy Cullen, Peter Dunn, Tony Evans, Bob Gartshore, Brian Gibb, Alan Gratias, Paul Gratias, Don Harris, Ron Kaulbauch, Pat Lafferty, Keith Mills, Ross Milmine, Bill Mitchell, Jim Mitchell, Willie Mitchell, Andy Sancton, Steve St.Clair, Brock Thomson, Phil Townsend, Bruce Walker, Bob Wilton, co-captains Clem Chapple and Mike Sommerville, Ted Tafuse (manager), Randolph Proulx (assistant manager), assistant coach Charlie Warner and Head Coach Bruce Coulter.
Debbie was very active in campus life as a student serving as President of the Business Club, working as a Residence Assistant and playing for the Polar Bear women’s hockey team. Debbie also found the time to be very active in the Athletic Society and was selected Intramural Athlete of the Year in 1974. While Debbie won numerous awards as an amateur, it is as a teaching professional that she has made her mark. Recognized as one of the best known women golf professionals in Canada, Debbie contributed to developing the Quebec Golf Association training program for elite golfers in 1995. In 2002, Debbie won the prestigious Jean Paul Alary award given to the “Most Sportsmanlike Professional” in Quebec. This award’s criteria can be used to best describe Debbie- “Class ‘A’ professional, reputation without reproach, active participation in the Quebec Professional Golf Association’s activities, exemplary attitude, great personality as well as being extremely helpful towards her colleagues.” Debbie has been the golf analyst on Reseau des Sports (RDS), where her teaching talents have been showcased for several years on Acura World of Golf. In 1992 - 1993 she was chosen by Golf Magazine as a club tester and since then has written instructional articles for many golf magazines such as AGP - Golf International, National Post, & Journal les Affaires. Debbie’s career dream came true in 2006 when she made an instructional DVD for golfers of all levels. This DVD ‘’ A Swing for a lifetime’’ was the first one in the world to be filmed in both French and English. Debbie has been the Head Professional at Céline Dion’s prestigious “Club de Golf le Mirage” since 1997 and she enjoys the privilege of being Céline’s private golf coach. When asked, Debbie is proud to say that her most rewarding achievement is her family, husband Denis Morel, retired NHL referee, and their two children, Shawn and Kimberley.
Steve’s achievements in golf are many highlighted by being Quebec Amateur Champion a record tying four times in 1989, 1991, 1992 and 2002. Steve has been Quebec Match play Champion on three occasions (1988, 1990 and 1993) as well as being chosen Quebec Golfer of the Year in 1987, 1989 and 1991. Steve has participated on the Quebec Willington Cup team on seven different occasions. Steve was a member of the Canadian Team in 1991 when the team traveled to Australia and in 1998 Steve was the individual Gold Medalist in Rosario, Argentina. In 1998, he was a member of the Canadian World Amateur team. His excellent play in the Canadian amateur championships led to two runner-up finishes in 1991 and 1998. Steve has been a member of the Royal Montreal Golf Club for twenty years winning the club championship four times. Professionally, Steve was an Executive in the Recognition business including Balfour, Jostens and Birks for many years. In 2002, Steve became the founder of Erikson Golf- a golf distributing firm. Steve and his wife Jane reside in Beaconsfield with their two daughters Ashley and Jessica. |
